Section 1201 Exemptions to Prohibition Against Circumvention of Technological Measures Protecting Copyrighted Works: Petitions for Newly Proposed Exemptions

Petitions in response to the June 30, 2017 Notice of Inquiry were due on September 13, 2017.

Class Petitioner
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Class 1: Audiovisual works – criticism and comment

  1. Authors Alliance et al.
  2. Brigham Young University
  3. Prof. Peter Decherney et al.
  4. Electronic Frontier Foundation, New Media Rights, Organization for Transformative Works
  5. Film Independent, The International Documentary Association, and Kartemquin
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Class 2: Audiovisual works – accessibility

  1. Association of Transcribers and Speech-to-Text Providers, et al.
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Class 3: Audiovisual works – space-shifting

  1. Chris De Pretis
  2. OmniQ
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Class 4: Audiovisual works – HDCP/HDMI

  1. Andrew “bunnie” Huang
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Class 5: Computer programs — unlocking

  1. Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. #1
  2. Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. #2
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Class 6: Computer programs — jailbreaking

  1. Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Class 7: Computer programs — repair

  1. Auto Care Association and Consumer Technology Association
  2. Electronic Frontier Foundation
  3. iFixit
  4. USC Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Corn Growers Association, and National Farmers Union
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Class 8: Computer programs — video game preservation

  1. The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment
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Class 9: Computer programs — software preservation

  1. Software Preservation Network and Library Copyright Alliance
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Class 10: Computer programs — security research

  1. Center for Democracy & Technology
  2. Prof. Ed Felten and Prof. J. Alex Halderman
  3. Prof. Matthew Green
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Class 11: Computer programs — avionics

  1. Air Informatics LLC
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Class 12: Computer programs — 3D printing

  1. Michael Weinberg